Its official, I have pledged to read 70 books in the year 2016. I don't know how logical this goal is, or if I will be able to accomplish it, just because of the mere size of some of the books that I intend to be reading this year. 70 books doesn't sound like a impossible achievement by any means, but taking into consideration that a lot of the books that I will be reading during this year are adult fantasy that typically have 400 pages to just slightly over 1,000 pages, I think that this goal is the best that I can do.
Happy reading everyone!
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Friday, January 1, 2016
Thursday, December 31, 2015
My Reading Goals In 2016
As I have mentioned in previous blog postings, I desire to experience a different kind of reading during 2016. This year I am only reading for me. No longer will I feel the pressure to keep up with the trend in the book communities, no longer will I gravitate towards the hyped up books that everyone is talking about, and no longer will I be reading children's books and young adult books (other then a few select young adult authors that have earned my respect). Some of the most disappointing reads this year involved books that were randomly picked up at the library, but the majority of disappointing books were those that are categorized in the young adult genre and were chosen based on talk through the BookTube community. No more. I have a carefully planned out array of books for my reading material during the year 2016. All books were carefully selected by research and cater to my newly developed tastes.
In the new year I will be reading a large amount of fantasy. Adult fantasy. Epic fantasy, high fantasy, they are all wonderful. And this brings me to my next reading goal for 2016. I will no longer be reading for quantity, rather for quality. Once you set that Goodreads reading challenge you begin to feel pressured to read in order to make that goal. That is not always a good thing. I myself have noticed that I shied away from some of the larger and thicker fantasy novels on my shelf because they would take too long to consume, instead opting for the smaller books so that I could read more in less time. That's absolute silliness. This year I will be setting my reading challenge to a more manageable amount so that I don't feel like I have to cram in those empty book calories. Who doesn't want to read 100 books over the course of a year, but what if you feel disappointed and unsatisfied with a large portion of those books? Was it really that great of a goal? No, instead I am going to read the books that I want to read, even if some of those books do have over a 1,000 page count. Maybe less books will ultimately be read, but if I enjoy a large majority of those books then it will make me happier then a larger book count ever did.
Another goal of mine is to reread some favorites. It has been a really long time since I have reread some of my favorite books and I am just itching to do exactly that. I always feel like I need to continue to tackle my TBR pile, and that rereading a book will get me no where. I will be doing as I please this year. Those unread books aren't going anywhere, and reading is a activity meant for enjoyment. Don't make reading into a job, or some kind of chore.
I am going to contradict myself here, but another goal of mine was to try to read the majority of the unread books on my bookshelves this year. I'm not going to stress out about it, but since I did a vast book unhauling earlier in the month I now feel like this goal is a little more realistic then what it formerly was.
2016 is going to be a good reading year!
In the new year I will be reading a large amount of fantasy. Adult fantasy. Epic fantasy, high fantasy, they are all wonderful. And this brings me to my next reading goal for 2016. I will no longer be reading for quantity, rather for quality. Once you set that Goodreads reading challenge you begin to feel pressured to read in order to make that goal. That is not always a good thing. I myself have noticed that I shied away from some of the larger and thicker fantasy novels on my shelf because they would take too long to consume, instead opting for the smaller books so that I could read more in less time. That's absolute silliness. This year I will be setting my reading challenge to a more manageable amount so that I don't feel like I have to cram in those empty book calories. Who doesn't want to read 100 books over the course of a year, but what if you feel disappointed and unsatisfied with a large portion of those books? Was it really that great of a goal? No, instead I am going to read the books that I want to read, even if some of those books do have over a 1,000 page count. Maybe less books will ultimately be read, but if I enjoy a large majority of those books then it will make me happier then a larger book count ever did.
Another goal of mine is to reread some favorites. It has been a really long time since I have reread some of my favorite books and I am just itching to do exactly that. I always feel like I need to continue to tackle my TBR pile, and that rereading a book will get me no where. I will be doing as I please this year. Those unread books aren't going anywhere, and reading is a activity meant for enjoyment. Don't make reading into a job, or some kind of chore.
I am going to contradict myself here, but another goal of mine was to try to read the majority of the unread books on my bookshelves this year. I'm not going to stress out about it, but since I did a vast book unhauling earlier in the month I now feel like this goal is a little more realistic then what it formerly was.
2016 is going to be a good reading year!
My Year Of Reading | 2015
At the beginning of 2015 I set my Goodreads reading challenge at 65 books, and I surpassed that quota by reading 88 books, 23 books beyond my original goal. Granted, I did shelve 14 of those books onto my did not finish shelf.
I read 18 classics, 6 fiction, 58 young adult, 5 adult fantasy, and 1 non fiction.
My Year Of Reading | 2015
My reading goals for 2016 are going to be drastically different.
I read 18 classics, 6 fiction, 58 young adult, 5 adult fantasy, and 1 non fiction.
My Year Of Reading | 2015
My reading goals for 2016 are going to be drastically different.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Authors That I Want To Explore In 2016
The year 2015 went too quickly, and I was unable to read all of the books that I desired to read. I also have a ever expanding list of authors that I wish to explore. With that, this is a list of the authors that I wish to read during the year 2016. All of them are authors that I have not previously read, all of them are books that I purchased throughout 2015.
George R.R. Martian | A Song of Fire and Ice - I actually had these book on my bookshelves as a teenager, but I never read any of them. I have seen the television show, and now the desire to read them has returned. I own books one through five (all published ones currently in the series).
Brandon Sanderson - Sanderson is considered the king of fantasy, and I cannot believe that I have never read any of his books. I own a lot of his works, and I desire to make my way through them all during the course of 2016.
Patrick Rothfuss | The Kingkiller Chronicles - I hear so many good things about this author and plans are underway to read the two books that he currently has published in this trilogy, both of which I own.
Robin Hobb - I own the first book in her Farseer Trilogy, and if I enjoy her as a author I desire to purchase and read more of her books.
Michael J. Sullivan | The Riyria Revelations - I own the first volume in this series.
Diana Gabaldon | Outlander - I own the first book in this series and I am really curious to give it a try.
Miles Cameron | The Traitor Son Cycle - I own the first book in this trilogy.
Brent Weeks | Night Angel - I actually own all three books in this trilogy.
John Gwynne | The Faithful and the Fallen - I own book one in this series.
Mark Lawrence | The Broken Empire - I own book one in this trilogy.
Anthony Ryan | Raven's Shadow - I own books one and two in this trilogy.
Scott Lynch | Gentlemen Bastard - I own book one in this series.
2016 is going to be a good year of reading!
George R.R. Martian | A Song of Fire and Ice - I actually had these book on my bookshelves as a teenager, but I never read any of them. I have seen the television show, and now the desire to read them has returned. I own books one through five (all published ones currently in the series).
Brandon Sanderson - Sanderson is considered the king of fantasy, and I cannot believe that I have never read any of his books. I own a lot of his works, and I desire to make my way through them all during the course of 2016.
Patrick Rothfuss | The Kingkiller Chronicles - I hear so many good things about this author and plans are underway to read the two books that he currently has published in this trilogy, both of which I own.
Robin Hobb - I own the first book in her Farseer Trilogy, and if I enjoy her as a author I desire to purchase and read more of her books.
Michael J. Sullivan | The Riyria Revelations - I own the first volume in this series.
Diana Gabaldon | Outlander - I own the first book in this series and I am really curious to give it a try.
Miles Cameron | The Traitor Son Cycle - I own the first book in this trilogy.
Brent Weeks | Night Angel - I actually own all three books in this trilogy.
John Gwynne | The Faithful and the Fallen - I own book one in this series.
Mark Lawrence | The Broken Empire - I own book one in this trilogy.
Anthony Ryan | Raven's Shadow - I own books one and two in this trilogy.
Scott Lynch | Gentlemen Bastard - I own book one in this series.
2016 is going to be a good year of reading!
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